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cordon

[kawr-dn] / ˈkɔr dn /






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Officials have built a cordon around the clutch of eggs, which lie between the shoreline and the boardwalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

The real Bora, 29, managed to slip through the security cordon and make a dash towards central Delhi before eventually being detained.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Dozens of homes were evacuated in the nearby village of Whelford and a large cordon was put in place around the site.

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

As armed guards maintained a cordon around a nearby village, Washington questioned the decision to release on bail five men arrested near the Royal Air Force Fairford base in southwest England.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Policemen have thrown a cordon around the compound to prevent new arrivals from entering.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Ch Insp Ian Roberts, of North Wales Police, said ignoring road closures and police cordons was "dangerous and may constitute a criminal offence".

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Officers set up cordons on surrounding roads to prevent people from heading to the coast.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

At the scene, several police cordons were deployed at various locations inside and outside the station, according to images published by local media.

From Barron's ● May 28, 2026

Roads in the area have now re-opened, the buses removed from scene and police cordons have been lifted.

From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026

Certain varieties of plums succeed fairly well as vertical cordons.

From Dwarf Fruit Trees Their propagation, pruning, and general management, adapted to the United States and Canada by F. A. Waugh

Lliani Orantes, Muñoz’s daughter and a nurse who was born in the U.S., said her father had been hauled out of the family home by federal authorities after they swarmed and cordoned off the block.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

The area is also shown to be covered in bricks which have fallen away from the property, which was cordoned off to the public after the crash.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Large chunks of concrete could be seen scattered around and inside the collapsed area, while orange traffic cones cordoned off the site as workers surveyed the damage.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

When I emerged from the subway, the police had already cordoned off the streets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

The broadcast cut to images of West Oakland High, the front steps cordoned off with police tape.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Security was tight for the visit, with Berlin cordoning off flag-lined streets and deploying large numbers of police.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

The key is ‘alignment,’ which improves capability while cordoning off dangerous knowledge.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Some even made pilgrimages to the isolated ranch, hovering outside yellow and red police tape cordoning off the site.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025

Immediately after Cox was fired and Richardson and Ruckelshaus had resigned, Nixon’s chief of staff, Alexander M. Haig, ordered the cordoning off of all three of their offices.

From Salon ● Nov. 26, 2024

Israeli television channels showed police cordoning off the area as emergency personnel helped the injured and a helicopter hovered above.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024


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